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Eligible: Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, Public Agencies, Special Purpose Districts, Tribes

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$50,000 - $1,000,000

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Environmental Quality Protection- Bureau wide

From U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management

Extractive industry activities of the past, including underground and surface mining have contributed to degradation of natural resources. Unrestored sites pose a threat to the safety and health of public land users, as well as to wildlife, biota, groundwater, surface water, and soil resources.Inventory and mitigation measures are implemented through core programs such as the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program, which addresses physical safety hazards and contamination posing risks to human health and/or the environment. Through partnerships, the Bureau of Land Management will provide financial assistance, through cooperative agreements to protect surface water, groundwater, soil, sediment and air from abandoned mine sites, address releases of hazardous substances, safeguard dangerous mine sites, and restore sites.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Cooperative Agreement

    • Title

      FY25 Bureau of Land Management Environmental Quality Protection- Bureau wide

    • Source

      U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $3,000,000

    • Award Range

      $50,000 - $1,000,000

    • Cost Share

      No

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, Public Agencies, Special Purpose Districts, Tribes

    • Sector

      Climate, Forestry & Land Management, Water & Natural Resources

    • Activity

      Financial Assistance, Other

    • Eligibility

      County governments
      City or township governments
      Private institutions of higher education
      Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      State governments
      Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
      Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
      Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      FY25 Bureau of Land Management Environmental Quality Protection- Bureau wide

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Requirements

      Individuals and for-profit organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement which is consistent with the CESU purpose, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no-more-than 17.5 percent of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner’s Federal Agency-approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). Applicant”s should specify if their proposal furthers the purpose of the CESU program, and if so which CESU Network should be considered as host.

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Jun 23, 2025

    • Application Close Date

      Jul 23, 2025

    • Application Close Time

      2:00 PM PST

    • Open Date

      Jun 23, 2025

    • Publish Date

      Jun 23, 2025

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      Ramon “Luis” Burgos-Candelaria
      rburgoscandelaria@blm.gov
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